{"id":494695,"date":"2026-08-01T04:39:47","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T18:39:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?p=1033998"},"modified":"2026-08-01T04:39:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T18:39:47","slug":"nasa-spacex-advance-wind-tunnel-tests-for-starship-rocket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=494695","title":{"rendered":"NASA, SpaceX Advance Wind Tunnel Tests for Starship Rocket\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Engineers at NASA Ames conduct transonic and supersonic wind testing on a 1.2% scale model of the Super Heavy Version 3 rocket that will launch the Starship human landing system.<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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NASA and its industry partners are preparing for next year\u2019s Artemis III demonstration mission by completing new wind tunnel tests on SpaceX\u2019s Super Heavy Version 3 rocket booster. The tests, conducted at NASA\u2019s Ames Research Center in California\u2019s Silicon Valley, focused on better understanding the extreme aerodynamic forces the rocket can experience during re-entry. The recent test series builds on previous testing<\/a> completed at NASA Ames in 2024.<\/p>\n

NASA is working with SpaceX to develop the company\u2019s Starship Human Landing System (HLS) to safely carry astronauts from lunar orbit to the Moon\u2019s surface and back. The upgraded Super Heavy rocket booster is part of SpaceX\u2019s Starship launch system. Version 3 of Starship and Super Heavy is expected to be the basis for the Starship HLS for Artemis III in 2027 and a later crewed lunar landing in 2028.<\/p>\n